A new program at Western aims to support first-year Indigenous students transition to life on campus and foster their connection to Indigenous culture and language. The Alumni Mentorship and Language Revitalization Program will be led by the Offic …
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NHLPA Challenge to fuel concussion research
Tens of thousands of Canadians, and millions more around the world, will benefit from Western’s groundbreaking work on concussions thanks to the completion of the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) Challenge fundraising campaign, university officials announced today.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Douglas Ferguson
Don’t despair about the state of the world today. Douglas Ferguson offers up one viewing habit sure to uplift the viewer, one where we see people in public service trying to do the right thing for the right reasons.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Sarah Gallagher
If you hit the road with Sarah Gallagher, you need to understand that you’ll be dedicating a shockingly large chunk of your brain to the lyrics of 80’s pop songs. But it is totally worth it.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Stephanie Hayne Beatty
With interesting recommendations like this, we get the feeling Stephanie Hayne Beatty may have a few more people wanting to join that book club.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Amanda Oliver
Perhaps you would expect no less from a University Archivist, but Amanda Oliver’s favourites boast a healthy dose of history, heritage and Hollywood glamour.
Western economist MacGee joins Bank of Canada
Western economist Jim MacGee has been appointed the Bank of Canada’s new Managing Director of Economic and Financial Research for a two-year term, beginning Jan. 2, 2019.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Penni Pring
Penni Pring not only loves music, but the ability of good tunes to generate memories and creates new ones. Find out what jams make her all-time playlist – at least for now.
Research calls ‘flat-brainers’ to arms
While flat-Earthers continue to debate even the remote possibility that our world is spherical, new research shows the human brain is actually better understood in 2D rather than 3D.
Hewa: Be a person first, a journalist second
“You’re exploiting me,” she said. “You’re trying to dig something out of me.” She didn’t hang up. Instead, there were the sounds of the key in her office door, her loud, shaky breathing.
Study eyes worker mobility impact on economy
A new economic model developed at Western calculates the cost of reallocating working‐age Canadians (20-64 years old) from one industry to another and shows that an unwillingness by many to relocate or change careers hurts the economy and leads to high unemployment regionally and nationally.
Remembering the ‘father of the modern Western’
With the death of Grant Reuber, the Western community mourns the loss of a vital force in the university’s progress over a half century. Those who called him friend are stunned by the disappearance of a truly remarkable man who had seemed indestructible.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Alex Kulczycki
Alex Kulczycki knows that dozens of people spontaneously combust each year. It’s just not really widely reported
NHLPA Challenge to fuel concussion research
Tens of thousands of Canadians, and millions more around the world, will benefit from Western’s groundbreaking work on concussions thanks to the completion of the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) Challenge fundraising campaign, university officials announced today.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Douglas Ferguson
Don’t despair about the state of the world today. Douglas Ferguson offers up one viewing habit sure to uplift the viewer, one where we see people in public service trying to do the right thing for the right reasons.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Sarah Gallagher
If you hit the road with Sarah Gallagher, you need to understand that you’ll be dedicating a shockingly large chunk of your brain to the lyrics of 80’s pop songs. But it is totally worth it.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Stephanie Hayne Beatty
With interesting recommendations like this, we get the feeling Stephanie Hayne Beatty may have a few more people wanting to join that book club.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Amanda Oliver
Perhaps you would expect no less from a University Archivist, but Amanda Oliver’s favourites boast a healthy dose of history, heritage and Hollywood glamour.
Western economist MacGee joins Bank of Canada
Western economist Jim MacGee has been appointed the Bank of Canada’s new Managing Director of Economic and Financial Research for a two-year term, beginning Jan. 2, 2019.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Penni Pring
Penni Pring not only loves music, but the ability of good tunes to generate memories and creates new ones. Find out what jams make her all-time playlist – at least for now.
Research calls ‘flat-brainers’ to arms
While flat-Earthers continue to debate even the remote possibility that our world is spherical, new research shows the human brain is actually better understood in 2D rather than 3D.
Hewa: Be a person first, a journalist second
“You’re exploiting me,” she said. “You’re trying to dig something out of me.” She didn’t hang up. Instead, there were the sounds of the key in her office door, her loud, shaky breathing.
Study eyes worker mobility impact on economy
A new economic model developed at Western calculates the cost of reallocating working‐age Canadians (20-64 years old) from one industry to another and shows that an unwillingness by many to relocate or change careers hurts the economy and leads to high unemployment regionally and nationally.
Remembering the ‘father of the modern Western’
With the death of Grant Reuber, the Western community mourns the loss of a vital force in the university’s progress over a half century. Those who called him friend are stunned by the disappearance of a truly remarkable man who had seemed indestructible.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Alex Kulczycki
Alex Kulczycki knows that dozens of people spontaneously combust each year. It’s just not really widely reported